The Great Reno Balloon Races

Every September, Reno hosts The Great Reno Balloon Races at Rancho San Rafael park and people from all over the country come to participate in this event. It is pretty cool seeing a hundred balloons (or more) filling up then floating above you in the sky.

We haven't gone for a couple of years and this year we decided to get up early so we could see the Dawn Patrol. The traffic to the park is CRAZY! Ty dropped me and the kids off while he tried to find somewhere to park. We missed seeing Dawn Patrol on the ground but made it in time to see them in flight. Five hot air balloons light up on the ground and it looks so neat. Then they float up and they all light up in the dark morning sky.

A beautiful sunrise

Starting to inflate

Ty and the kids

Heading up

Finn says these two are kissing

Goofball brothers

Brogie lovin' Dad

Finn...walking like an Egyptian?

We had a really great time together!

Twins First Day of Kindergarten

Finn and Brogan had been so excited about starting kindergarten. I was too, since they got into the full-day kindergarten class. They walked hand in hand to the classroom.
When they got inside the classroom, Finn was still pretty happy about being there, but as you can see, Brogan was starting to have doubts about being in school ALL day.
They came home and they had a great time and really like their teacher, Mrs. Saulsgiver. They also made a lot of new friends. Finn's best friend is Isabell and Brogan's best friend is a girl named Kaylah, who happens to be 11 inches taller than him!
One day in the following weeks after school started, Brogan came home one day and said it was the "Best day I've ever had in my whole life!" I guess he likes it after all.